Allahabad High Court
SMT. SHIVANGI DEVI AND ANOTHERversusSHRI SHAURABH DIXIT, SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE SHAHJAHANPUR AND 8 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
A contempt application cannot proceed in the absence of a prosecuting party and is therefore dismissed.
Summary
Smt. Shivangi Devi and another filed a contempt application against Shri Shaurabh Dixit, Superintendent of Police, Shahjahanpur, and others. No counsel or party appeared on behalf of the applicants to prosecute the application. The Court noted the absence of any representation to press the application. Consequently, the Court dismissed the contempt application for non-prosecution. The order was pronounced by Hon'ble Justice Vikas Budhwar on 23 September 2026.
Issues considered
- Can a contempt application be entertained when no party appears to prosecute it?
Subjects
- contempt
- civil procedure
- non-prosecution
- dismissal
- court procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CONTEMPT APPLICATION (CIVIL) No. - 5531 of 2026
Smt. Shivangi Devi And Another
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
Shri Shaurabh Dixit, Superintendent Of Police
Shahjahanpur And 8 Others .....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anees Ahmad
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) :
Court No. - 53
HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J.
The matter has been taken up in the revised list.
No one appears on behalf of applicant to press this application.
Accordingly, the contempt application is dismissed for non-prosecution.
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
September 23, 2026
Ashu
Digitally signed by :-
ASHUTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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